Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo Almost all hygiene products have a waste-free alternative (or environmentally friendly alternative). Your tooth paste can be purchased in a fully recyclable container (Jason toothpastes – just look for the recyclable text under the recycling logo). You can buy recyclable toothbrushes (Radius offers them, and soon you will be able to recycle all plastics on campus). The best wax product that I have found is the Nair roll-on beeswax – the packaging is completely recyclable (and the reusable strips are made of paper fibres which can be recycled if you clean them with warm water) The Body Shop offers a wide array of fully recyclable beauty products (they also offer pump bottles as an alternative to spray cans for hair products). You can make your own or buy reusable handkerchiefs (Hankettes makes a great organic cotton handkerchief). You can choose to use reusable feminine hygiene products such as the Diva Cup and the Luna pad. Am I forgetting any? YES! I am ...

Photo credit: unknown It has officially begun, this week I am going WASTE-FREE with my co-worker Marie-Pier. Although not as hardcore as Brigitte Morin (Waste Diversion Coordinator) who is undertaking this feat for the entirety of RecycleMania, I am still making an attempt to lower the impact I have on the planet. The average Canadian produces 1 840 lbs of waste per year, an obnoxious amount that gets sent to landfills. If we simply decrease our waste we can decrease the effects on the planet- including that of not only the trash baking in the sun; releasing harmful pollutants and leaching into the soils but also decrease the emissions released by transport trucks. I understand that I will have much difficulty shopping tonight after work, as so many foods are packaged in unnecessary amounts of plastics that are not yet recyclable in the City of Ottawa. However, following Brigitte’s blogs on waste free tips will surely aid in my quest- see previous posts for details. Putting in place th...

So in the world of scary news we have some developments over in the Fauteux building. It turns out that not all buildings on campus are created equally. You would think that every building produces about the same amount of waste on a per capita basis (waste per person). Not so it would seem. Brigitte Morin, our waste diversion coordinator, just completed an evaluation of the waste coming out of the Fauteux building and compare it to the Lamoureux building. The results... Fauteux generates about 4 times more waste than Lamoureux. This brings up a tonne of questions. First, can these two buildings actually be compared. Well it turns out that the Fauteux building is only about 5% biger than Lamoureux; both buildings have a cafeteria; both buildings host tonnes of events; both buildings host professional programs. So on the surface it seems like the two buildings are pretty similar. The second question, do lawyers inherently create more waste than than teachers? This one is a little less s...

Photo credit: Merissa Mueller Recap: Merissa attends Sustainable Business Conference on Friday February 11th, in order to finally prevail over her siblings during a dinner table discussion regarding globalization. She learns plenty of interesting things about incorporating sustainability into the business workplace and how it is NOT detrimental but beneficial to businesses (example: identifying steps within a product’s life cycle analysis that waste can be limited by remanufacturing/recycling material, saving money and my planet). Furthermore, she eats delicious vegetarian and vegan foods because the conference was catered by Depanneur Sylvestre and finally understands the term “Business Casual”. Overall, Friday was an amazing success and congratulations to the Tefler School of Management for holding such an informative conference featuring some incredibly knowledgeable people. Application: Interestingly enough, the next day I stumbled upon some sustainability in practice, or rather,...

Photo Credit: radiuslife.blogspot.com Jour 16 sans déchets. Tout va super-bien, je suis de mieux en mieux organisée au début de la semaine pour ma planification de repas. Cette semaine je me suis fait du ‘Potatoe kale’ du livre à recettes de ‘The Green Door’ et des scones à la citrouille (toutes mes recettes seront disponibles sur notre site web). Depuis que j’ai commencé à faire mes courses ‘sans déchets’ j’ai découvert plusieurs nouveaux produits que j’utilise qui son disponibles dans des contenants recyclables; ex. saviez-vous que la sauce béchamel est disponible en vrac dans une cannette? (sans pellicule de plastique) À date, le seul vrai défi est la soie dentaire; nous avons trouvé un produit qui est biodégradable, mais il n’est pas encore disponible dans tous les magasins. ( http://www.radiustoothbrush.com/naturalflosses.aspx ) Ce qui m’inquiétait le plus lorsque je me suis engagée à vivre sans déchets pour deux mois c’était le fromage. Si je ne pouvais pas trou...

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo There are a bunch of little known facts that are true about our campus; one of them being that we use enough energy on campus every 5 days to send a Delorian back in time . And for all you poor fools who have never seen the Back to the Future Trilogy , let's just say that's enough power to run 10,529 homes all year long. Little known fact #2 - heat is cheap and electricity is expensive. This isn't that much of a secret if you have to pay your own hydro bills but the University spends 4 times more money on electricity than it does natural gas. The real problem is that electrical consumption keeps going up... I mean way up. In 2010 the University of Ottawa used 1,000,000 m3 less natural gas than it did in 1993 (all this while the campus has almost doubled in size). But electrical consumption during that same period has gone up over 20,000,000 kWh (about a 40% increase since 1993). Little known fact #3 - we installed solar panels on the Sports C...

Photo credit: kaboodle.com Selon une étude menée auprès du nombre considérable de 14 000 enfants en Angleterre publiée dans le Journal of Epidemology and Community Health, les enfants ayant consommé du sucre et des aliments transformés de façon régulière durant leur croissance auront un quotient intellectuel plus bas que la moyenne une fois devenu grands. Selon un des auteurs de l’étude, la diète des enfants aurait une incidence sur leur habilité à faire face aux défis que représentent l’éducation et la vie en général. Cette étude renforce l’importance de certains nutriments pour une croissance en santé et souligne l’impact important qu’on les choix et les modes de vies des parents sur leurs enfants. Cela nous concerne an tant qu’étudiants non pas pour pouvoir passer le blâme de nos piètres résultats scolaires sur le dos de nos parents mais bien pour nous encourager à adopter le plus rapidement possible des habitudes alimentaires optimales. Non seulement nous serons peut-être un jo...

Photo credit: Brigitte Morin It isn’t always obvious when we are making our weekly shopping list that the products we buy regularly are sold in containers which are fully recyclable. If you live in Gatineau, the plastics numbered 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 are recyclable in your big blue bin; however, if you live in Ottawa, the plastics numbered 1, 2, and 5 are recyclable in your blue bin. Always check the number under each plastic container in the recycling logo to make sure that you item will be recyclable at home. A great example is yogurt containers; not only is it difficult to choose between the 10,000 brands and flavours, but which one is fully recyclable? Opt for the larger containers with the metal seal rather than the plastic seal. Another challenge is crackers; who doesn’t eat crackers with dip or in their lunch? Well, unfortunately, most crackers are sold in a plastic bag within their cardboard box. My solution is two brands of crackers that I have found who sell their product in a f...

Photo credit: Brigitte Morin Il n’est pas toujours évident lorsqu’on fait notre liste d’épicerie que les produits que nous aimons sont vendus ou non dans des contenants qui sont complètement recyclable. Si vous habitez à Gatineau, les types de plastique 1, 2, 4, 5, et 7 sont recyclables dans votre bac bleu. Si vous habitez à Ottawa, les types de plastique no 1,2 et 5 sont recyclables dans votre bac bleu. Vérifiez toujours le type de plastique dans le symbole de recyclage sous chaque produit en plastique. Un exemple serait le yogourt; choisissez les grands contenants avec la pellicule de métal au lieu du contenant avec la pellicule de plastique. Un autre bon exemple est les craquelins; qui n’aime pas des craquelins avec une trempette ou dans son dîner? Bien, la plus part des craquelins sont vendus dans des sacs de plastique à l’intérieur de sa boîte. Ma solution? J’ai trouvé deux compagnies qui fabriquent des craquelins sans sac de plastique : ‘Aliments vivants’ (certains sont composta...

Photo credit: Brigitte Morin I wonder if the new tax of 5 ¢ per bag at the grocery store actually encouraged people to bring their own bags. Also, why isn’t there a tax for the plastic produce bags? I own three types of bags to bring shopping with me: I have my large reusable grocery bags which I am sure you have all received at the last conference or event you attended; I have a large produce bag to carry my apples, and other larger products; I also have small reusable produce bags for green beans, herbs, etc. I used to use the plastic ones from the grocery store, but I purchased some reusable produce bags which can double as cheesecloth and laundry bags. They cost 11$ (for three bags) the Herb and Spice on Bank St, but you can always make your own using left-over materials or an old t-shirt. -brigitte http://thesustainabilitree.blogspot.com/

Photo credit: Brigitte Morin Je me demande si depuis la nouvelle taxe de 5 ¢ par sac de plastique à l’épicerie a encourager les gens d’emporter leur propres sacs. Aussi, pourquoi les gens ne se font pas aussi charger pour les sacs en plastique pour les produits frais? J’emporte trois types de sacs réutilisables à l’épicerie avec moi : j’ai les grands sacs pour mettre tous mes produits à la caisse (je suis certaine que vous en avez tous quelques-uns qui trainent depuis la dernière conférence ou évènement); j’ai aussi deux types de sacs pour mes produits frais, un petit pour mes fèves et petits fruits, et un plus gros pour mes pommes, céleri, etc. J’utilisais les sacs en plastique pour les produits frais, mais je me suis procuré des sacs réutilisables qui peuvent aussi être utilisé pour laver mes légumes et comme sac de lavage. Ils m’ont coûté 11$ (pour trois sacs) à la boutique Herb and Spice sur la rue Bank, mais vous pouvez aussi en fabriquer à partir de vieux t- shirts ou morceaux de...

Photo credit: apt613.ca Hier, comme tous les autres matins, je regardais par la fenêtre du 95 Orléans avec un air absent. Il n’y a rien de plus cruel dans ma vie qu’un cours sur la théorie des organisations publiques à 8 h 30 du mat. Soudain, en passant près du Parc de la confédération, je me suis rappelé que c’était le Bal des neiges à Ottawa! J’adore les activités municipales/fédérales/communautaires. Je pense bien que la fête du Canada est ma journée préférée de l’année simplement à cause du vent d’animation qui s’empare brusquement de la ville. C’est plus fort que moi, je raffole des festivités générales! Mais quel est le rapport avec le développement durable, vous me direz? Eh bien, considérons pour un instant les éléments qui font l’objet du triangle du développement durable : L’environnement, la société et l’économie. Les activités qu’organise votre communauté, du Bal des neiges au Fringe festival en passant par le Festival des tulipes, La Semaine 101, le Festival des neiges...

Photo Credit: Jonathan Rausseo I am not a Tefler School of Management student. To be frank, I am not even close. My brother is taking business and he reminds me how different our programs are at every family dinner conversation. We mostly argue about globalization, my sister and brother form an alliance against me as I squirm to convince them of the detrimental environmental and social effects of its processes on developing countries. As an Environmental Studies and Geography student, I did not think we would ever be attending the same school function. And yet, the Tefler School of Management is holding its third annual Sustainable Business Conference on Friday February 11th, and I will be attending. This conference aims to promote sustainability in business and it is targeted at business students but the speaker’s topics of interest range from sustainability in the fashion industry to crowd sourcing, making it accessible and relevant to many. Emphasizing the “triple bottom line” (envi...

Photo Credit: Jonathan Rausseo La fin de semaine dernière, j’ai pris part à une formation pour un programme incroyable! DILA, (A Day of Learning for a Lifetime of Action ou, en français, une journée d’information pour une vie d’action) est en quelque sorte une journée de rêve pour tous ceux qui ont espoir de changer le monde. C’est le projet de Jason Collard, un ancien de l’Université d’Ottawa, qui dans le but de contrer le cynisme qui règne dans notre société vis-à-vis des changements de justice sociale et de développement durable, rassemble des jeunes des quatres coins de la ville pendant une seule journée et leur donne le droit d’immaginer un monde meilleur. Non seulement DILA motive et informe grâce à la collaboration de plusieurs ONGs qui seront sur place, mais aussi la conférence donne des outils aux jeunes pour mettre en marche un plan d’action concret dans leur communauté post-DILA. À la fin février, durant la semaine de relâche, je donnerai de mon temps au programme pour assis...

Photo credit: www.buzbury.com How do you feel about brushing your teeth with a twig? No, we’re not talking about your favourite panda bear but about the reinvention of the toothbrush. A design student was asked by her professor to redesign the next object she disposed of and for Leen Sadder, it was a tube of toothpaste. After contemplation and research, the most efficient design was not in fact a new product but borrowing the predominantly Middle Eastern and South Asian technique of using “miswak”. For those of you who are not so keenly into tree anatomy, miswak is a twig from an Arak tree and has been attributed to religious beliefs of Muslims. The use of twigs for dental hygiene is promoted by the World Health Organization and has been shown to kill gum disease, fight plaque and gingivitis and remove bad breath. All such benefits have been proved in studies to be more effective than your everyday plastic toothbrush. Interestingly enough, the use of one of these twigs has also been sh...

Photo Credit: Jonathan Rausseo I see garbage on the ground, I pick it up and put it in the trash. I drink an iced tea, I carry it until I see a recycling bin I see a light on and not in use, I turn in off I know we're both going to the same place, I carpool I don't agree with where my meat and produce comes from, I won't eat it I turn the lights off during Earth hour I know that something's in walking distance, I walk I see someone throw away a can when the recycling bin if five steps away, I get annoyed I have clothes that are too small for me, I donate them In my mind, I'm a pretty average guy, just tryin' to do my part. Apparently I'm a 'hardcore environmentalist'. For the longest time I didn't get it; the title really pissed me off. 'Not being a jerk when you don't have to be' is considered being 'hardcore'. But through the last month of Katimavik, living and co-operating with 10 other people and trying to make compromises...

Every year a dedicated group of workaholic students get together and do their part to make the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa a little greener and a little more equitable. I say workaholic because the hours that they put in this event could only be accomplished by fanatics. And yet every year, (and don't ask me how) these young students, these pillars of the campus, somehow find the time in their busy schedules to make the Annual Sustainable Business Conference happen. Three years ago, a couple of students took it upon themselves to create a conference at Telfer that would challenge the reckless impact that business can have on the environment. The organizers toyed with the idea of focusing on things like mining and big oil, you know... as a way of garnering some controversy and generating some deep reflection about where funding for the University comes from. The first conference was well attended and surprisingly insightful. I mean, it was put together by...

I am a Katimavik volunteer that has been placed in Ottawa to live with eleven other people in a house for 6 months. It is my second day of work and I am loving it. I got placed at the University of Ottawa in the sustainability unit with one other person from my household. Ottawa is definitely something to see, I am from a small town in Saskatchewan and not a whole lot goes on there. Today we went through the campus and placed paper towel recycling signs in the washrooms hoping that the students will take the time to look and agree that this is a good idea. If this catches on we can reuse the paper towel which adds up and would contribute to saving our planet. There is still so much to do, as I am slowly learning. Every Monday morning we have staff meetings where everyone touches on what they did during the week before. I am realizing there is so much that goes on in this work place and its neat finding out so much about what these fantastic people are doing. They are all over the place...

Photo Credit: CBC Radio Jon and Bridget sat my partner Shredder and I down at the meeting table, and my mind was blown. We came in halfway through the meeting with no sort of context or lead in, so for the first bit I had no idea what was going on, but then they started talking about uPass. Now I'm not very familiar with the going ons of Ottawa yet (I've only been here a few times previous to living here) but it doesn't take a genius to see that Ottawa has a pretty damn intense bus system. Coming from a lifestyle where I owned a car and I lived in Calgary - a place where most non-drivers get around via subway - I was kinda daunted when I realised the only transit left available to me was the bus (or walking). And frankly, I gotta say that it doesn't make much sense that a city of 812 000 people (which is probably almost double that in tourists), isn't outfitted with a train system, as it'd be faster, more efficient, and the city's infrastructure is basical...

Dans l’esprit de RecycloManie, et aussi pour agir d’exemple; je vais m’engager à vivre sans déchets pendant deux mois. Ce que j’entends par cela est que je vais acheter seulement des produits qui viennent dans des contenants réutilisables et recyclables; ex. un contenant de yogourt qui est réutilisable, avec une pellicule en métal recyclable serait un article acceptable vs. un contenant qui a une pellicule en plastique non recyclable. Ce sera un défi pour moi de vivre sans déchets pour deux mois; je suis actuellement en train d’évaluer tous les produits que j’utilise et lesquels produisent un déchet quelconque. J’ai trouvé une excellente recette pour des tablettes granola au chocolat et noix de coco au lieu d’acheter des tablettes enveloppés individuellement; j’ai aussi trouvé deux magasins à Gatineau qui me laisseraient emporter mon propre contenant pour acheter du fromage de toute sorte (La Trappe à Fromage); et des articles en vrac bio (Gagné en Santé). À Ottawa, il y a la boutique ...

Photo Credit: http://ufsustainability.blogspot.com Today was arguably one of the coldest days that most of us have ever experienced. The downside (putting aside the fact that I couldn't feel my fingers, legs, toes, and all other parts of my body while biking to work today) is that the University has been curtailed! What does that mean? Well don't feel bad if you don't know... I mean seriously, there is no reason why you should know. What it means is that the University has to burn oil instead of natural gas. Yes, dirty, ugly, oil. Unfortunately this is a fact of life because of the weather. Once temperatures get this cold the University has to stop burning natural gas so that there is enough natural gas for residential houses. Oh well. This got me thinking though. I wanted to know how much CO2 was being generated by this oil that we had to burn. I never actually found out. But it did find out something else. It turns out that the University of Ottawa has achieved its Kyoto ...

Source: Museum of Nature So, my time working in this office is drawing to a close, and I feel that a parting message is in order. That’s not to say that I won’t ever blog again, but it won’t really be a regular occurrence, and I won’t be buzzing around this office spreading my crazy anymore. By spreading my crazy, I mean being “productive” or something to that effect. I began my journey here last April, with only a basic idea of what exactly it is that I was to be doing. My idea of sustainability was pretty loose, at best, and my life definitely had a lot of room for improvement in that department. I found the growth of knowledge to be exponential; both with respect to the campus as a community and in the greater scope of the world. I began using a reusable water bottle and convinced my entire family to follow suit; we have now eliminated a substantial expenditure AND eliminated roughly 850 plastic water bottles from passing through our house yearly. I have increased my knowledge of r...

Photo credit: http://d-studio.sauder.ubc.ca/ On m’a récemment demandée : «Quel genre d’activiste environnementale es-tu? » Cette question m’a prise par surprise car jamais encore je ne m’étais considérée comme tel. Je suis plutôt du genre à croire que les changements de société se font en douce, un individu à la fois. Et c’est avec un esprit et un cœur ouvert que je participe au «tournant vert». Pour moi, l’intégration de la dimension durable dans nos modes de vie est une fin en soi; elle n’a pas besoin de justification allant au-delà de ses prémisses de base. Pourquoi le développement durable? Parce que les ressources à la base de notre vie ne sont pas infinies, parce que nous sommes beaucoup trop connaissante comme société pour dénier le lien intrinsèque qui nous lie à la Terre et parce qu’il est moralement impossible pour moi de ne pas considérer l’impact que mes actes ont sur l’immédiat et le futur. Si de nos jours, vouloir travailler pour une organisation partageant cette façon de...

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo You are probably going to hear a lot about this over the next couple of weeks. Now I am not sure if you remember this from previous years but when it comes to RecycleMania, we a re kind of a big deal. Here's the skinny, RecycleMania is an international recycling competition between universities and colleges. Everyone submits their recycling numbers over the 10 week challenge (from January to March) and the organizers rank all the participants. In the past 2 years, uOttawa has emerged as the undisputed Canadian champions. Internationally we placed 14th (out of ~300) last year and we are looking to three-peat. The reason that RecycleMania is so important to us is simple, we want to get to zero waste. Take a look at the graphic above. Since 1987 the University has actually reduced its waste production by over 60%. In 2009, the amount of recyclables produced and the amount of waste generated were the same (a 50% diversion rate). In the past few years the ...

Photo Credit: storyofstuff.com RecycleMania approacheth! Placing as Canada’s top university last year, with a total recycling rate of 52.78%, University of Ottawa is preparing for another successful year. The competition begins on January 15th and ends on March 27th, the first two weeks being “trial” weeks. Keep an eye out for events running around campus and get involved! Challenge a friend, roommate or even a residence floor in a waste-reduction and recycling contest. Take the winner(s) out for a beer (just make sure the bottle is recycled). RecycleMania provides competition as a motivation to reduce waste and increase recycling efforts across campus and hopefully into student’s homes. It may be emphasized especially for this one part of the year but the habits should be practiced beyond the competition. Conspicuous consumption is an obvious problem during the holiday season; malls are filled with people who cannot wait to spend money and buy gifts. And now that the joyous season is ...

Photo Credit: gmvolt.com I’ve read several articles over the past little while that are hailing 2011 as the Year of the Electric Car (this one, in particular: chevy volt ). I find that a pretty bold statement to make, seeing as how most experts have been emphasizing how much more work needs to be done to make our society decrease our gas dependence. I guess your opinion is heavily dependent on who you work for, too. Personally, though I think that we possess the technology and ability to make this year a breakthrough, we are still much too dependent on gas and our current comfortable way of life to make such a drastic change. Yes, electric vehicles aren’t exactly new, per se, but given the current circumstances, the surge predicted to occur in 2011 doesn’t really convince me. A primary issue in making this happen, as the case is in quite a few situations, is awareness. A large majority of people will be satisfied with receiving second-hand, filtered information & rumours, rather t...

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo So coming off one of the best year's that we have ever had at the Office of Campus Sustainability we decided that we want to do better. But how can you do better if you don't know what the people want. That's where this post comes in. Last year was the first year that we serious dove into the social media realm (check out our Facebook infographic above detailing the success of our fan page). We decided that we needed to meet the community on their terms. Our social media sites ( Twitter , Facebook , Flickr , and Green Maps ) allow us to keep in contact with the community while creating an online scrapbook of our activities and initiatives. But we can do more. The tools can be used to create a dialogue with the community. Not just us pumping the information in one direction, but also allowing the community to tell us what they think and how they feel about the things that we are doing. I'll give you an example, if we launch a new recycling ...

Photo credit: Merissa Mueller Hello! The first week of 2011 has come to a close and I have come to the conclusion that this year is going to be a great year for environmental sustainability on campus. The Office of Sustainability is working hard toward new projects and improving old ones that will continue the process of greening our campus. If you would like to see some of the progress they have made the past year, check out the annual report from 2010. This report provides tonnes of information about campus sustainability initiatives and has personally made me proud to be a University of Ottawa student. As a student you are always told to get involved, and when it comes to saving your planet, this is also true. Whether it is your own personal green goals or joining a campus group, there are many ways to help reduce waste, energy and water usage in your community. I have made my own goals this year, and I am now a member of the Office of Sustainability, which will allow me to pla...

Photo Credit: Jonathan Rausseo A couple of months ago I blogged about the surveys that were being conducted in Eric Crighton's Environmental Studies course ( Love and Surveys ). For those of you that didn't read it here is the Cole Note's summary... students conducted over 2,000 surveys about environmental issues on campus. This was part of the Experiential Learning Program. As the results begin to role in I thought that I might take the time to tell you about the recommendations that were made. Each student was asked to only do the surveys, but also include a series of recommendations about how to improve the campus based on their surveys. The results are in... Most people recommended that we needed more bins (228). Another 107 recommendations were made to produce more information. 63 people wanted more online content, etcetera. All the big recommendations have been highlighted in the nifty chart up above. They cover everything from recycling to green space to paper consu...

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo *Click on image for a larger view I know we are now in 2011 but I did want to take a quick look back to 2010. It turns out 2010 was in fact a great year for sustainability on campus (see the last post: Once Upon a Time...), but there will always be more challenges to face. I was walking through the office today and I overheard some of the office students talking about space on campus. Okay... maybe I was eavesdropping but that's besides the point. We got into a little conversation about the campus space crunch. On one side having a compact campus is good because it helps us use our space more efficiently. On the side, a crowded campus means that there always seems to be a lack of space to so things. As the campus population grows this problem is going to get worse before it gets better. The University can only build a certain number of new spaces at a time. And with the increase in space comes an increase in resource consumption (more energy, more wa...

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo I know we are now in 2011 but I did want to take a quick look back to 2010. It turns out 2010 was in fact a great year for sustainability on campus (see the last post: Once Upon a Time...), but there will always be more challenges to face. I was walking through the office today and I overheard some of the office students talking about space on campus. Okay... maybe I was eavesdropping but that's besides the point. We got into a little conversation about the campus space crunch. On one side having a compact campus is good because it helps us use our space more efficiently. On the side, a crowded campus means that there always seems to be a lack of space to so things. As the campus population grows this problem is going to get worse before it gets better. The University can only build a certain number of new spaces at a time. And with the increase in space comes an increase in resource consumption (more energy, more water, more garbage). In 2010 we rea...